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Middle School Math Teacher – Job Description

The Greater Dayton School (GDS) is looking for a 5th-6th grade Middle School Math teacher.  We’re an innovative private school for students from low-income communities.  The 2025-2026 school year is our first year with a middle school.  There will only be 35-40 students in 5th-6th grade, and there will be two teachers: One teacher will teach reading/writing, and the second teacher will teach math.  Additionally, the math teacher will assist students as they use adaptive curriculum with artificial intelligence, as they self-pace through math and science curriculum.

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Teach 5th-6th grade math
• Monitor students as they complete adaptive curriculum in math and science.
• Ensures students write weekly learning plans – Achieving 1.25≥ years of growth
• Daily reviews data dashboard to monitor student progress on Zearn & Khan Academy
• Create lesson plans (with artificial intelligence assistance) based on student data
• Teach 7-10 small group lessons daily (1:20 teacher:student ratio)
• Teach morning and afternoon homeroom character education lessons
• Lead a sport/club from 3-4p (after school time is part of our school day)
• Duties – Recess/Lunch
• Collaborate and plan with reading/writing teacher (90 minutes planning time per day)
• Keep classroom clean and organized
• Grading and family communication

Character Traits and Preferred Experience:

• Mission – a sense of purpose for teaching kids from low-income families at an elite level
• Required:  Deep content knowledge in middle grades math 
• Preferred:  Some content knowledge of science
• Supremely organized and collaborative
• Loves working with adolescents and teenagers
• At least 2 years of teaching
• Expertise in general pedagogy:  Classroom management, routines and procedures, lesson/unit planning
• Preferred – Experience working with students from low-income backgrounds

Compensation + Details:

• Base salary – $59,000-$63,000 (3 year contract – annual raises)
• Hours: 8a-5p (10 month teacher work calendar, 2 months paid vacation)
• Full benefits for teacher & family (0% check deductions) + 401(k) retirement
• Relocation, child tuition at GDS, child care assistance, maternity leave